1953 Masters Tournament
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The 1953 Masters Tournament was contested from April 9 to April 12 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the 17th Masters Tournament.
Ben Hogan broke the Masters Tournament scoring record by five strokes with a 14-under-par 274. The record stood for 12 years. Hogan shot four rounds of 70 or better.
[edit] Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Hogan |  United States |
70-69-66-69=274 | -14 | 4,000 |
| 2 | Ed Oliver | United States |
69-73-67-70=279 | -9 | 2,500 |
| 3 | Lloyd Mangrum | United States |
74-68-71-69=282 | -6 | 1,700 |
| 4 | Bob Hamilton | United States |
71-69-70-73=283 | -5 | 1,400 |
| T5 | Tommy Bolt | United States |
71-75-68-71=285 | -3 | 900 |
| Chick Harbert | United States |
68-73-70-74=285 | |||
| 7 | Ted Kroll | United States |
71-70-73-72=286 | -2 | 700 |
| 8 | Jack Burke, Jr. | United States |
78-69-69-71=287 | -1 | 650 |
| 9 | Al Besselink | United States |
69-75-70-74=288 | E | 600 |
| T10 | Julius Boros | United States |
73-71-75-70=289 | +1 | 523.33 |
| Chandler Harper | United States |
74-72-69-74=289 | |||
| Fred Hawkins | United States |
75-70-74-70=289 |
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